Hello, Am 14.11.2010 um 13:09 schrieb Gašper Kvartič: > I have a home made hurdy... > The hurdy appears to be too quiet.
> What could be the cause of this? And: How can I make it louder? Could it be > the strings? I'm using guitar and violin strings, wound steel. Finding out about the right tension is the central issue. If the tension is too low, the best string will sound weak. Before all, check if string pressure onto the bridge and rosin is right. Then take the given strings and tune them up step by step - if neccessary re-cotton - untill the string is loud enough. Now check the pitch, whatever it is. You now know that this string sounds right at that pitch. This is a starting point to recalculate the string for the pitch desired. If the tension is too high now - the string too hard to play - or the string breakes its anything else but the string that is wrong: * string pressure onto the bridge * rosin, wheelsurface * cottoning * bridge * soundpost * string angles at the bridge * general construction If you need high tension strings for satisfying volume it helps to look for strings that are easyier bendable, like some artificial strings are, made off metal rope or strands off fibers. > I've heard that gut strings are louder and really fit for the HG. Is that > true? Should I switch? No. Plain gut strings are not louder than wound steel. What "really fits" to your hurdy-gurdy depends on several things: the music you want to make, the type of instrument,... Plain gut strings have two advantages: they are tradition (meaning they are "correct" for traditional music) and they are cheap (compared to wound viola strings of any kind). Kind regards, Simon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
